Yao Ming vs. Dejounte Murray Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dejounte Murray and Yao Ming, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Yao Ming played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than Dejounte Murray, who played 7. Yao Ming had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, while Dejounte Murray had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Yao Ming 8 4 2002-03 to 2010-11
Dejounte Murray 7 3 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2002-032016-17
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 82 29.0 13.5 2.4 5.8 8.2 1.7 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.8 4.9 9.8 .498 0.0 0.0 .500 3.7 4.5 .811
Dejounte Murray 38 8.5 3.4 0.2 0.9 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.1 .431 0.2 0.6 .391 0.6 0.8 .700
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 11 15.3 5.7 0.4 2.1 2.5 2.5 1.5 0.1 1.5 1.3 2.1 5.5 .377 0.0 0.3 .000 1.5 2.3 .680

Season 2
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2003-042017-18
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 82 32.8 17.5 2.4 6.6 9.0 1.5 0.3 1.9 2.5 3.3 6.5 12.5 .522 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.4 .809
Dejounte Murray 81 21.5 8.1 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.9 1.2 0.4 1.7 1.9 3.3 7.5 .443 0.1 0.4 .265 1.3 1.8 .709
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 5 37.6 15.0 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.6 4.0 6.2 13.6 .456 0.0 0.0 - 2.6 3.4 .765
Dejounte Murray 5 19.2 7.8 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.8 1.0 0.4 1.0 2.2 2.8 6.2 .452 0.8 1.2 .667 1.4 1.8 .778

Note: Dejounte Murray didn't play in 2018-19.

Season 3
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2004-052019-20
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 80 30.6 18.3 2.6 5.8 8.4 0.8 0.4 2.0 2.5 3.7 6.7 12.2 .552 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 6.2 .783
Dejounte Murray 66 25.6 10.9 1.0 4.8 5.8 4.1 1.7 0.3 1.9 2.2 4.5 9.7 .462 0.6 1.7 .369 1.4 1.7 .798
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 7 31.9 21.4 3.3 4.4 7.7 0.7 0.3 2.7 2.7 4.4 7.9 12.0 .655 0.0 0.0 - 5.7 7.9 .727
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2005-062020-21
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 57 34.2 22.3 2.6 7.6 10.2 1.5 0.5 1.6 2.6 3.4 8.2 15.8 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 5.9 6.9 .853
Dejounte Murray 67 31.9 15.7 0.9 6.2 7.1 5.4 1.5 0.1 1.7 2.0 6.6 14.5 .453 0.9 3.0 .317 1.6 2.0 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2006-072021-22
Team Houston RocketsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
-Achievement Steals Leader
Achievement All-Star GameAchievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 48 33.8 25.0 2.1 7.3 9.4 2.0 0.4 2.0 3.5 3.3 8.8 17.1 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 8.6 .862
Dejounte Murray 68 34.8 21.1 1.2 7.1 8.3 9.2 2.0 0.3 2.6 2.0 8.4 18.3 .462 1.4 4.3 .327 2.9 3.6 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 7 37.1 25.1 3.3 7.0 10.3 0.9 0.1 0.7 4.7 3.9 7.9 17.9 .440 0.0 0.0 - 9.4 10.7 .880
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2007-082022-23
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 55 37.2 22.0 3.1 7.7 10.8 2.3 0.5 2.0 3.3 3.1 7.9 15.5 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 7.4 .850
Dejounte Murray 74 36.4 20.5 0.7 4.5 5.3 6.1 1.5 0.3 2.2 1.4 8.3 17.8 .464 1.8 5.2 .344 2.1 2.6 .832
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray 5 38.0 23.0 1.8 5.4 7.2 6.8 2.0 0.2 2.0 1.4 9.2 20.6 .447 2.8 7.4 .378 1.8 1.8 1.000

Season 7
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2008-092023-24
Team Houston RocketsAtlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 77 33.6 19.7 2.6 7.2 9.9 1.8 0.4 1.9 3.0 3.3 7.4 13.4 .548 0.0 0.0 1.000 4.9 5.7 .866
Dejounte Murray 78 35.7 22.5 0.8 4.5 5.3 6.4 1.4 0.3 2.6 1.8 8.6 18.8 .459 2.6 7.1 .363 2.7 3.4 .794
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 9 35.9 17.1 2.1 8.8 10.9 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.9 3.0 6.0 11.0 .545 0.0 0.0 - 5.1 5.7 .902
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------

Note: Yao Ming didn't play in 2009-10.

Season 8
Yao Ming Dejounte Murray
Season 2010-11-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming 5 18.2 10.2 1.4 4.0 5.4 0.8 0.0 1.6 1.4 2.6 3.6 7.4 .486 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 3.2 .938
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Yao Ming ------- --- ----------
Dejounte Murray ------- --- ----------
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